Did they get hot, covered in false hair? (5)
I believe the answer is:
whigs
'did they' is the definition.
The definition and answer are not the same part of speech.
'hot covered in false hair?' is the wordplay.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'covered in' is an insertion indicator.
'false hair?' becomes 'wigs' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'h' going within 'wigs' is 'WHIGS'.
'get' acts as a link.
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